Dreamweaver MX

Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004 offers a rich environment for building professional web sites, with drag-and-drop simplicity, clean HTML code, and dynamic database-driven web site creation tools. It comes with everything except perhaps the most important feature of all: a printed manual.Enter Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual, the book that enables both first-time and experienced web designers to bring stunning, interactive web sites to life. What sets this new edition apart is the crystal-clear writing, welcome humor, and exclusive features like these:
* Live examples. With a step-by-step annotated tutorial, readers follow the construction of a state-of-the-art commercial web site, complete with Flash buttons, Cascading Style Sheets, and dynamic databases.
* Tricks of the trade. The book is bursting with undocumented workarounds and shortcuts.
* Design guidance. Readers can create any modern web feature, including forms, animations, pop-up windows, and more. This book lets you know which browsers, situations, and audiences are appropriate for each.
With over 500 illustrations, a handcrafted index, and the clarity of thought that has made bestsellers of every Missing Manual to date, this edition is the ultimate atlas for Dreamweaver MX 2004.

The Missing Credits;
About the Author;
About the Creative Team;
Acknowledgments;
Introduction;
What's New in Dreamweaver MX 2004;
HTML, XHTML, and CSS 101;
The Very Basics;
About This Book;
Part I: Building a Web Page;
Chapter 1: Dreamweaver MX 2004 Guided Tour;
1. 1 Welcome to Dreamweaver MX 2004;
1. 2 The Dreamweaver MX 2004 Interface;
1. 3 The Dreamweaver Test Drive;
Chapter 2: Adding Text to Your Web Pages;
2. 1 Adding Text in Dreamweaver;
2. 2 Copying and Pasting Text;
2. 3 Selecting Text;
2. 4 Spell Checking;
2. 5 Undo, Redo, and the History Panel;
Chapter 3: Text Formatting;
3. 1 Paragraph Formatting;
3. 2 Lists;
3. 3 Character Formatting;
Chapter 4: Links;
4. 1 Understanding Links;
4. 2 Adding a Link;
4. 3 Adding an Email Link;
4. 4 Linking Within a Web Page;
4. 5 Modifying a Link;
Chapter 5: Images;
5. 1 Adding Images;
5. 2 Modifying an Image;
5. 3 Editing Graphics;
5. 4 Image Maps;
5. 5 Rollover Images;
5. 6 Flash Buttons;
5. 7 Flash Text;
5. 8 Tutorial: Adding Rollovers;
Part II: Building a Better Web Page;
Chapter 6: Cascading Style Sheets;
6. 1 Cascading Style Sheet Basics;
6. 2 Creating Styles;
6. 3 Using Styles;
6. 4 Manipulating Styles;
6. 5 More About Styles;
6. 6 Advanced Styles;
6. 7 Style Properties;
6. 8 Cascading Style Sheets Tutorial;
Chapter 7: Page Layout 101;
7. 1 Table Basics;
7. 2 Layout Mode;
7. 3 Inserting a Table in Standard View;
7. 4 Selecting Parts of a Table in Standard View;
7. 5 Expanded Table Mode;
7. 6 Formatting Tables;
7. 7 Modifying Cell and Row Properties in Standard View;
7. 8 Adding and Removing Rows and Columns;
7. 9 Merging and Splitting Cells;
7-10 Nesting Tables in Standard View;
7. 11 Tabular Data;
7. 12 Tables Tutorial;
Chapter 8: Page Layout 2004;
8. 1 Introducing CSS Layout;
8. 2 The Basics;
8. 3 Creating CSS Styles for Layers;
8. 4 Applying the Layer Style;
8. 5 Drawing with the Layer Tool;
8. 6 The Layers Panel;
8. 7 Modifying Layer Properties;
8. 8 Nesting Layers;
8. 9 CSS Layout Tutorial;
Chapter 9: Frames;
9. 1 The Frame Page;
9. 2 Creating Frames;
9. 3 Selecting Frames and Framesets;
9. 4 Saving Framesets and Frames;
9. 5 Frame and Frameset Properties;
9. 6 Targeting Links;
9. 7 Inserting a Navigation Bar;
Chapter 10: Under the Hood: HTML;
10. 1 Roundtrip HTML;
10. 2 Code View;
10. 3 Quick Tag Editor;
10. 4 Tag Inspector;
10. 5 Reference Panel;
10. 6 Inserting JavaScript;
Part III: Bringing Your Pages to Life;
Chapter 11: Forms;
11. 1 Form Basics;
11. 2 Creating a Form;
11. 3 Adding Form Elements;
11. 4 Validating Forms;
11. 5 Forms Tutorial;
Chapter 12: Dreamweaver Behaviors;
12. 1 Understanding Behaviors;
12. 2 Applying Behaviors;
12. 3 Events for 4. 0 Browsers;
12. 4 The Actions, One by One;
12. 5 Creating an External JavaScript Library;
12. 6 Adding More Behaviors;
Chapter 13: Flash, Shockwave, and Other Multimedia;
13. 1 Flash;
13. 2 Flash Elements;
13. 3 Shockwave;
13. 4 Java Applets;
13. 5 ActiveX Controls;
13. 6 Plug-Ins;
Part IV: Building a Web Site;
Chapter 14: Introducing Site Management;
14. 1 Structuring a Web Site;
14. 2 Viewing a Site Map;
14. 3 Site Assets;
Chapter 15: Testing Your Site;
15. 1 Site Launch Checklist;
15. 2 Check Browser Support;
15. 3 Validating Web Pages;
15. 4 Find and Fix Broken Links;
15. 5 Cleaning Up HTML (and XHTML);
15. 6 Site Reporting;
15. 7 Accessibility;
15. 8 Download Statistics;
Chapter 16: Moving Your Site to the Internet;
16. 1 Defining a Remote Site;
16. 2 Transferring Files;
16. 3 Check In and Check Out;
16. 4 Synchronizing Site Files;
16. 5 Communicating with Design Notes;
Part V: Dreamweaver 2004 Power;
Chapter 17: Snippets and Libraries;
17. 1 Snippets Basics;
17. 2 Using Snippets;
17. 3 Creating Snippets;
17. 4 Built-in Snippets;
17. 5 Library Basics;
17. 6 Create and Use Library Items;
17. 7 Edit Library Items;
17. 8 Library Tutorial;
Chapter 18: Templates;
18. 1 Template Basics;
18. 2 Create a Template;
18. 3 Define Editable Regions;
18. 4 Adding Optional Regions;
18. 5 Nested Templates;
18. 6 Building Pages Based on a Template;
18. 7 Update a Template;
18. 8 Template Tutorial;
Chapter 19: Automating Dreamweaver;
19. 1 The History Panel Revisited;
19. 2 Create Web Photo Album;
19. 3 Find and Replace;
Chapter 20: Customizing Dreamweaver;
20. 1 Keyboard Shortcuts;
20. 2 Dreamweaver Extensions;
Part VI: Dynamic Dreamweaver 2004;
Chapter 21: Getting Started with Dynamic Web Sites;
21. 1 The Dynamic Edge;
21. 2 Pieces of the Puzzle;
21. 3 Setting Up Dreamweaver for Dynamic Web Sites;
21. 4 Databases Explained (in Five Minutes or Less);
21. 5 Creating a Dynamic Page;
21. 6 Connecting Dreamweaver to a Database;
Chapter 22: Adding Dynamic Data to Your Pages;
22. 1 Retrieving Information;
22. 2 Adding Dynamic Information;
22. 3 Displaying Multiple Records;
22. 4 Recordset Navigation;
22. 5 Viewing Live Data Within Dreamweaver;
22. 6 Master Detail Page Set;
22. 7 Passing Information Between Pages;
22. 8 Tutorial: Displaying Database Information;
Chapter 23: Web Pages that Manipulate Database Records;
23. 1 Adding Data;
23. 2 Updating Database Records;
23. 3 Dynamic Form Fields;
23. 4 Deleting Records;
23. 5 Tutorial: Inserting and Updating Data;
Chapter 24: Advanced Dynamic Site Features;
24. 1 Password-Protecting Web Pages;
24. 2 Additional Data Sources;
24. 3 Advanced Server Behaviors;
24. 4 Tutorial: Authentication;
Appendix A: Getting Help;
A. 1 Getting Help from Dreamweaver;
A. 2 Getting Help from Macromedia;
A. 3 Help from the Real World;
A. 4 Help Creating Your Own Extensions;
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